swig
A Django/Jinja-like template engine for JavaScript with Express compatibility and automatic HTML escaping.
What is swig?
Swig is a template engine for JavaScript that provides Django/Jinja-like syntax for generating HTML. It allows developers to create reusable templates with inheritance, filters, and automatic escaping to prevent XSS vulnerabilities. The engine works in both Node.js and browser environments, making it versatile for server-side and client-side rendering.
JavaScript developers building web applications who need a safe, expressive template engine with familiar Django/Jinja syntax. Particularly useful for Node.js developers using Express who want robust templating capabilities.
Developers choose Swig for its automatic HTML escaping that ensures security by default, its Express compatibility for seamless integration, and its familiar Django/Jinja syntax that reduces the learning curve for those coming from Python web development backgrounds.
Overview
Take a swig of the best template engine for JavaScript.
Use Cases
Best For
- Building Express.js applications that need server-side templating
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